Invalid-bed.



No. 847,619. .PATBNTBD MAR. 19, 1907.

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INVALID BED.

ARPLIIOATION FILED SEPT. 29. 1906.

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No.'a47,619. PATENTBD MAR. 19, 1907.

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INVALID BBD.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 2p, 1906.

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AIKEN C. TAYLOR, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

INVALID-BEDIl Specication of Letters Patent.

Batented March 19, 1907.

Application filed September 29, 1906. Serial No. 336,749.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AIKEN C. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charleston, in the county of Charleston and State of SouthCarolina, have invented an Invalid-Bed, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is an improvement in beds, and relates more especially tothe class of beds which are designed for the care of invalids.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a mattress-framecomposed of adjustable sections and adapted to be applied to an ordinarybed-frame, so as to provide an invalid-bed upon which the patient orinvalid may lie horizontally or in an inclined position.

A further object of the invention is to provide peculiar means foreffecting the adjustment of the mattress-sections and so that the headand foot sections thereof may be disposed at different angles withrespect to the body-section and securely held in such adjustedpositions. f

A further object of the invention is to provide a commode which isremovably attached to the side rail of the bed in a convenient positionwith respect to the adjustable mattress-sections.

Other though minor objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, andwhat I claim as novel in the particular construction and combination ofparts will be hereinafter specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification,Figure l is a side elevation of a conventional type of bed, showing theapplication of my invention thereto, the lapboard or table beingelevated and partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the lapboardor table lowered. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view. Fig.4 is a transverse sectional view.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

Referring to said drawings, it will be seen that I have shown myinvention as applied to an ordinary form of wooden bed, in which 1designates the head-section, 2 the foot-section, and 3 3 the side rails,the latter being v connected to the head and foot sections in anyapproved manner and are provided on their inner sides with the usualSlat-rails 4, having the recesses 5 to receive the slats When suchI areemployed.

In carrying out my invention I provide a mattress-frame which is made upof three sections-to wit, the stationary or intermediate section 6, thehead-section 7, and the foot-section 8, said head and foot sectionsbeing hinged to the stationary section by means of any approved form ofhinge, preferably a link-hinge 9, as shown in the drawings. The hingeconnection should be such, however, that the head-section may swingupward and the foot-section downward, certain means being provided, ashereinafter described, by which said sections are adjusted and secured.Each section of the mattressframe is provided with the usual springs 10and woven-wire mattress 11, upon which latter rests the hair mattresscomprising three sections 6a, 7 a, and 8a, corresponding in size andshape with the sections of the mattressframe.

The stationary section 6 of the mattressframe is provided with lugs orpins 13, projecting from the sides thereof and by means of which saidsection is supported upon the Slat-rails of the bed, the lugs or pinsengaging the Slat-recesses 5 thereof. The hinged head and foot sections7 and 8 are supported from the stationary section by means of bars 14and 15, arranged in parallel pairs and pivotally connected to said headand foot sections, respectively, and also pivotally connected together.One pair of bars, as 15, is suspended by links 16 from a transverseshaft 17, rotatably supported at its ends in bracket-plates 18 and 19,secured to the side pieces of the stationary mattress-frame section,said links loosely engaging the transverse rod 20, which connects saidbars 15. The links are lixedly connected to the shaft 17, so as to turntherewith, and said shaft is operated by means of a lever 21, alsoiiXedly connected thereto and having a movement in the rear of thebracket-plate 18, the latter being provided with a segmental slot 22,through which passes a threaded pin on the lever, which receives awinged thumb-nut 24, adapted to impinge against the bracketplate andhold the lever in a position to which it may be thrown. It will bereadily seen that by this arrangement when the lever is shifted it willoperate the connections to simultaneously swing the head and foot sec-'tions so that the person occupying the bed may be changed to either areclining position or a sitting` position, according to the extent towhich the lever is moved, and when prop- IOO erly adjusted the parts aresecured by tightening the thumb-nut to hold the lever against movement.

In order that the inclination of the headsection may be changed withrelation to the foot-section, the bars 14 are provided with several setsof slots 25, by which the bars 15 are pivotally connected to said bars14 through the intervention of thev projecting ends of theconnecting-rod 26. This adjustment also permits the head-section to beraised independently of the foot-section, so that said head-section maybe disposed at an inclination, while. the foot-section remainshorizontal or on a line with the stationary section.

The bed is provided with a swinging table or lapboard 27, which iscarried by arms 2S, pivoted to the side posts of the head-section of thebed, so that said board may be swung up against the head-section, asindicated in Fig. 1, to be out of the way when not in use. The lapboardor table is adapted to rest upon the lap of the person occupying the bedbut of course it may be provided with suitable props for supporting it.

I also provide the bed with a removable commode 30, which' is formed toprovide a bowl 31, having a supporting-ilange 32 and depending sidepieces 33, the latter, in conjunction with the ilange, forming wallsdisposed at right angles to engage the side and.

upper edge of the side rail 2 of the bed. The commode is held upon theside rail of the bed by means of pins 34, which project from thesupporting-flange 32 into recesses therefor in said side rail. As shownin the drawings, this commode is intended to be supported slightly inadvance of the stationary section 6 of the mattress, so that after thepatient is brought to a sitting position with the foot-section loweredhe may be conveniently shifted upon the commode. t The head and footsections are provided at their outer ends with rails 12, forming stopsto prevent the hair mattress from slipping.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that by theparticular construction and arrangement of parts constituting myinvention I provide a cheap, simple, and convenient means for convertingan ordinary bed into an invalid-bed which permits the position of thepatient or invalid to be changed gradually and easily by the simpleoperation of a lever. It will be also apparent that in applying theinvention to an ordinary bed-frame no changes are necessary to be madetherein beyond the provision of holes to receive the pins on the commodeand the pivots for the lapboard.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an invalid-bed, the combination with the bed-frame provided withslat-rails having recesses in their upper side, of a mattressframecomprising three sections hingedly connected together and all lyingbetween the slat-rails, pins projecting from the intermediate sectionand adapted to scat in the recesses in the Slat-rails, bars pivotallyconnected to the outer sections of the mattressirame and to each other,a lever connected to said bars for moving the same, and means forsecuring the lever.

2. In an .invalid-bed, the combination with the bed-frame, of amattress-frame comprising three sections hingedly connected together andsupported upon the bed-frame by the intermediate section, bars pivotallyconnected to the outer sections, means for adjustably connecting thebars together, a lever connected to one of the bars for moving the same,and means for securing the lever.

3. In an invali d -bed, the combination with the bed-trame, of amattress-frame comprising three sections hingedly connected together andsupported upon the bed-frame b v the intermediate section, barspivotally connected to the outer sections of the mattresstrame, pins onone of the bars engaging slots in the other bar for adjustabl)T andpivotally connecting said bars together, a lever connected to one of thebars, and means for securing said lever.

4. In an invalid-bed, the combination with the bed-frame, of amattress-frame comprising three sections hingedly connected together andsupported upon the bed-frame by the intermediate section, bars pivotallyconnected to the outer sections of the mattressframe and to each other,a shaft carried by the intern'iediate stationary section, links iixed tothe shaft and pivotallv connected to one of the aforesaid bars, a leverconnected to the shaft, and means :for securing said lever,substantially as shown and described.

5. In an invalid-bed, the combination with the bed-frame. of amattress-haine comprising three sections hingedly connected together andsupported upon the bed-frame by the intermediate section, bars pivotallyconnected to the outer sections oi the mattressframe and to each other,bracket-plates secured to the intermediate section and one o'l" saidplates provided with a segmental slot, a shaft supported in thebracket-plates, links 'IiXed to said shaft and pivoted at their outerends to the bars connected `to one of said outer sections of themattress-frame, a lever connected to the shaft and having a movement inthe rear of the slotted bracketplate, said. lever being provided with apin projecting through the slot, and a winged thumb-nut threaded on saidpin to impinge against the bracket-plate, substantial shown anddescribed.

6. In an invalid-bed, the combination with the bed-frame, of amattress-'frame comprising three sections hingedly connected toy as IOO

gether and supported. upon the bed-frame by side rail, substantially asshown and dethe intermediate section, bars ivotally conscribed. neetedto the outer sections andRto each other, In testimony whereof I havesigned my and means for moving said bars and securing name to thisspecification in the presence of 5 them in an adjusted position;together With a two subscribing Witnesses.

commode having horizontal and vertical AIKEN C. TAYLOR iianges formingengaging Walls at right angles to each other adapted to engage the siderail Witnesses: of the bed-frame, and pins projecting from G. LEONARDLAWRENCE,

1o one of the flanges of the commode into said THos. R. GIBBS.

